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One of my favorite things about traveling is finding neighborhoods, alleyways, or other local areas that show the essence of a community, a town, or a city. While traveling, I was always most intrigued by the murals—and variation of murals—that could be found within communities. During the few days I was in Lisbon, Portugal, I […]

We’re all a little anxious these days, right? Aside from the obvious, we’ve got all of our own things to—exams, instagram drama, grad school—we’re just one person! Well the gospel of Bob Ross and I are here to help. Or perhaps I am the gospel of Bob Ross, not to have an inflated ego or […]

This I Believe Inc. is an organization that publishes short essays from individuals about something that they, well, I, believe in. The organization has a huge online database of essays from all types of people, writers or not, with stories ranging from heartbreaking to hilarious. This vast array of […]

I was invited here to tell you that if you’re worried about what your future as a writer might look like, you shouldn’t. One, because worrying about the future only prohibits you from being the best you can be in the present, and two, because once you start sifting through job listings post-grad, you’ll realize […]

Dorothy Hale jumped out of the window of her high rise apartment on October 21st 1938. She was wearing a black dress with a corsage of yellow roses. Hale was struggling financially, although she was an actress, the sexism and ageism of Hollywood was slowly bleeding her dry. Matters were made worse when her husband was killed in […]

As the age of technology rolls on, many conversations have touched the topic of print media “dying.” Every Humanities major has faced the question, “What are you going to do with that?” with equal parts annoyance and real terror. What are we going to do with that? Are we really pursuing a dying art? Matchbox […]

We all know of this quite romantic tragedy–two star-crossed lovers: a pen and its beloved paper, both from very different worlds, they never seem to come fully in contact with each other because of their mediator’s unwilling ability to keep them apart. Unfortunate fate, is what it is. We all know the ending too. When […]

Many of you are probably wondering, what goes into making a literary magazine? What are all the components? Where did we start, and where are we now in the process? The Matchbox staff thought we’d give you the inside scoop on what it takes to make a UC-wide literary magazine, and talk about our journey […]

In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, Media Council at UCSC became motivated to respond and unite. This resulted in a vote to send seven students and one advisor to the 45th presidential inauguration. Media Council is a governing body and funding source made up of leaders from all 16 student media organizations- including Matchbox Magazine. One of […]

“There’s this stupid quote from The Simpsons where Homer says ‘Alcohol is the cause of and solution to all my problems’ and that’s how I feel about piano,” he said to me laughing. He went on to explain that when he was in middle school, before he was diagnosed with depression, the only thing that […]